Pictured from left to right are Jasmine Hall, Olitsa Robbins and Patrice Hilton.

The Lincoln Parish Library advocates the importance of family involvement and access to good books in building strong readers.

On Jan. 20 the Lincoln Parish Library presented gift certificates to the school and teacher who won the drawing for 100 percent participation in the GOAL program. GOAL (Grade One At the Library) is a partnership between the Lincoln Parish School Board and the Lincoln Parish Library to issue a library card to every first grader in Lincoln Parish.

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LALINC is a partnership of participating libraries and organizations joined together under the general governance of the Board of Regents. The organization represents both public and private university, college and community/technical libraries in Louisiana.

Agape Hospice Group, of West Monroe, recently donated food baskets to various physicians over the holiday season for them to select a patient which to present a basket. Pictured above is Dr. William Sanders of Green Clinic and his staff members accepting a basket.

The Visionary Educator honor is reserved for outstanding educational leaders working to build Tech’s reputation of being a leader in quality programming and projects for university students.

“I am very grateful to Vantage Health Plan for providing annual recognition to Louisiana Tech educators who are striving to innovate and make a difference in their respective fields,” Schillinger said.

Ruston artist Hooshang Khorasani is continuing his busy year of exhibitions with gallery and museum events in Florida and Massachusetts approaching, as well as the local Holiday Arts Tour in Ruston.

A three-painting set of 6-by-6-inch abstracts will be featured through Saturday in Tallahassee’s 621 Gallery, and two 36-by-36-inch abstracts will be in Attleboro (Mass.) Arts Museum from Friday to Nov. 5. The Ruston Arts Tour is scheduled for Nov. 18-20.

Gallery 621 will hold its 17th Annual Art Auction on Saturday with Hooshang’s “Fall Series” as one of the items.